With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jesterville works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Jesterville itself; outside it, Salisbury draws the most (38%, 18 miles). 9 jobs are based in Jesterville, against 69 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Maryland has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Jesterville on a workday
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Jesterville on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Jesterville commutes to
Where Jesterville clocks in
38% of workers
3% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Jesterville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jesterville, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jesterville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Jesterville
of Jesterville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Jesterville’s workers travel
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Jesterville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jesterville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesterville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bivalve | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Nanticoke | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bivalve and Nanticoke: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jesterville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Jesterville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jesterville?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jesterville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (38%, 18 mi), Snow Hill (3%, 28 mi), Berlin (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jesterville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jesterville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jesterville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.